问题
选择题
The boy ________ avoided being run over by a speeding car when crossing the busy street the other day.
A．hardly
B．slightly
C．narrowly
D．gently
答案
答案：C
考查副词词义辨析。hardly “几乎不”；slightly“稍微”；narrowly“仅仅，勉强地”，含有“差点儿，险些”的意味；gently“轻轻地”。句意为：几天前，穿越繁忙的街道时，那男孩险些被一辆超速穿过的车辗过。根据句意，选C。